High prevalence of diabetes in elderly of Iran: an urgent public health issue.
Farid FotouhiFarhad RezvanHassan HashemiAli JavaherforoushzadehMirgholamreza MahbodAbbasali YektaZahra JamshididanaMehdi KhabazkhoobPublished in: Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders (2022)
On average, one in every three persons above 60 years of age was diabetic. Therefore, attention should be paid to this age group, especially women, due the higher prevalence of diabetes. All anthropometric measurements except height had a strong correlation with diabetes. Blindness was significantly more in diabetics.